unfortunately “Tiebout competition” doesn’t work so well, there’s a lot of lock-in implicit in ones home and community; when supply of residences is inelastic “success” shows up as price rather than quantity; etc. 1/

because success / failure criteria are muted and blurry, we don’t see a lot of innovation chasing success. 2/

as an electoral-reform enthusiast i find it infuriating municipalities aren’t laboratories of voting systems, but what’s the incentive? doing something unusual paints a target on leaders’ backs, any good effects will seem marginal and be contestable, while plain malfunctions kill careers. /fin